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US 12,574,621 B2Granted
Wearable systems having remotely positioned vision redirection
AssigneeAugmedics Ltd.
InventorsTimothy Richard Garofolo, David Lynn Devernoe
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to cantilevered imaging modality wearable optical systems that provide for optimal ergonomics coupled with vision enhancement and vision magnification. Methods of use, devices, and kits are also contemplated.
Claims12
A wearable optical system, comprising:
- a user wearable frame adapted to be worn on a head of a user, wherein the user wearable frame comprises a spectacle frame;
- a support attached to the user wearable frame;
- a display attached to the user wearable frame positioned viewable by the user via a horizontal optical path extending away from the user when the user wearable frame is worn by the user;
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- an imaging modality in optical communication with the display, the imaging modality attached to the user wearable frame, independently from the display and separately rotatable with respect to the support and separate from the display, by the support defining a work area optical path and positioned on the support a distance from a portion of the user wearable frame, wherein the work area optical path is provided at a working area angle toward a work area within a predetermined range of angles comprising an angular adjustment of up to 360 degrees perpendicular to a plane of the working area angle, and wherein the work area optical path defines a path between the imaging modality and the work area, wherein the imaging modality is weighted near a lens of the imaging modality to provide plumb-bob-like vertical orientation of the imaging modality in a given vertical angle relative to the horizontal optical path during movement of the user wearable frame in different orientations;
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- wherein the display is configured to render images captured by the imaging modality.
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A wearable optical system, comprising:
- a user wearable frame adapted to be worn on a head of a user, wherein the user wearable frame comprises a spectacle frame;
- a support attached to the user wearable frame;
- a display attached to the user wearable frame positioned viewable by the user via a horizontal optical path extending away from the user when the user wearable frame is worn by the user;
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- an imaging modality attached to the user wearable frame, independently from the display and separately rotatable with respect to the support and separate from the display, by the support defining a work area optical path in optical communication with the display and positioned on the support a distance from a portion of the user wearable frame, wherein the distance being measured from where a front of a forehead of the user would be when the system is donned to the distance measured horizontally between about 2 inches and 20 inches in front of the user, wherein the imaging modality is weighted near a lens of the imaging modality to provide plumb-bob-like vertical orientation of the imaging modality in a given vertical angle relative to the horizontal optical path during movement of the user wearable frame in different orientations;
- wherein the work area optical path is provided at a working area angle of between 46° and 120° generally toward a work area and away from the horizontal optical path, wherein the work area optical path is adjustable within a predetermined range of angles, and wherein the work area optical path defines a path between the imaging modality and the work area, the path being between 12 to 60 inches in distance, and
- wherein an image captured by the imaging modality is provided for viewing on the display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.